COUNCIL — JULY 1905 — APPEND. E 
Nets-experiments 
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Table V. Belgium: Percentage of the different sizes of the various species retained by the 
ordinary net (2—2:5 cm. mesh) 
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[The brackets indicate that the percentages so marked are based on a small number of specimens] 
Kae 7 em. | 8em. | 9em. | 10 cm. | 11 em. | 12cm. | 13cm. | 14 em. | 15 em. | 16 em. | 17 em. 
a. P. platessa..... 36:8 | 15:7 | 21:9 | 349) 38:3 | 88:1 | 96:8| 985 ; 99:3) 99:0) 99:5] 99:3 
b. Pllimanda..... 158 | 20:2 | 27:6 | 80:7 | 87:3 | 951 | 98:7) 98:0 | 97-7 | 97:9) 98:8) 98:6 
c. P.flesus....... [100] | 98:8 | 100 98:4 
d. Solea vulgaris... 18:8 | 28:3 | 28:8 | 56:2) 684 | 703 | 81-2) 70:0 [100] 
CS UE nenn. 253 | [40] | 22:2 | 28:6| 26:7 | 33:3 | 50 | 33:3 | 100 
f. A.laterna...... 12:7 | [33:3] | [25] 71 21 25:8 | 367, 762 | 90 [100] 
g. R. clavata..... 3300 0 |100 1100 |100 |100 /100 | 100 
IN, (CE UOTE ano 14 12:5 | 19 iS) 4) tiles) EI 91} 18:2 | 25 277, 10-7) 20:9 
j. A.cataphractus. | 17:6 | 182 | 154 | 21:1) 31:3 | 424 | 423 | 84 75 [0] 100] 
k. G. minutus .... | 102 | 16:5 | 22 [100] 0 0 100] 
IL ARE: Lo 35 
m. T. vipera...... 222 | 214 | 138 | 17:6) 12:2 |) 9:8 9 710:32, A 1 PE 50 
n. Tri. hirundo ... || 151 83 | 185 | 11:1) 40 25 46:5 | 55:6 | 14:3 | 42:9 100] 
o. G. merlangus .. | 431 | 467 | 502 | 48:0| 482 | 57:3 | 56:8} 93:7 | 100 97:2 | 99 954 
18cm. | 19cm. | 20 em. | 21 em. | 22cm. | 23cm. | 24cm. | 25cm. | 26cm. | 27 cm. | 28 em. | 29cm. 
a. P. platessa..... 100 |100 197-4] | 100 
b. P.limanda..... 
GC; 12, HSU osea0 95:9 | 100 96:9 | 96:8 1100 | 92:9 | 100 | 100 | 100 
d. Solea vulgaris.. || 75 89:7 | 961 | 90:0 
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f. A.laterna...... 
g. R. clavata..... |100 |100 |100 | 100 
I (WA x28 500% 29 22:2 | 42°9 | 20 | O# 
j. A. cataphractus. 
k. G. minutus .... : 
1. T.draco....... 77 | 333) [0] | [0] |[100] | 33:3] 57-1) 83:3 | 85:7 | 80 
m. T. vipera ...... 
n. Tri.hirundo ... 
o. G. merlangus .. 
19 specimens of C, tyra at 22 cm. and 1 at 23 cm. escaped through the ordinary net. 
